Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:41 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:20 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,993 residentsin the Biddulph Central census areaMedian age 40.63,403 households60% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright23% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,757 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C921 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December47 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesBiddulph Grange Country Parkpark · under a mile · 29 haGreenway Bank Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 66 haThe Academysports ground · under a mileChatterley Whitfield Heritage Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 62 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes206 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202510 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 9.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,558 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation164 m538 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 142 to 239 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCongleton War Memorial Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryBiddulph Valley Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHorizons Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryKingsfield First Schoolages 3-9, 214 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOxhey First Schoolages 3-9, 241 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoodhouse Academyages 9-13, 402 pupilsunder a mileCollegeStoke-on-Trent College7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Staffordshire7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN17 miRailway stationCongleton2.8 miBus stationBus StationCongleton3.5 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the ST8 postcode district.
